Sunday, December 27, 2009

I worked with my brother, who is a carpenter, for several hours the other day to put together what I hope is my final design. I can't tell you how incredible the difference is. Nice strait lines and perfect angles. It is a marvelous thing to behold.

My brother only complained a couple of times when I changed something I had just told him to make. The biggest problem was that the design was only in my head and I didn't have measurements. At the end of the day the design is simple and easy to replicate. With this is built that we can take measurements from the next ones will go quickly.

Points to note.1) The top bars are about 3/8 of an inch shorter so moving from my last hive to this will be problematic.2) I used solid wood for the sides instead of plywood. This was because so many people worry about chemical leaching. This should give the hive better insulating R factor while only slightly reducing the interior volume. Ultimately any material could be used for the sloping sides of the KTBH even wicker or other weaving material. This would allow for a high tech skelp type hive.3) I currently do not have an observation window. It could be added.4) The hive has 31 top bars and is about 13 inches deep.

About Me

At heart I am country boy raised in the back woods of Kentucky. I can remember when my grandparents got running water and a toilet in their house. It was sometime in the early 1970s. Oh the stories I could tell
January 1980 Houston Texas, after a sincere prayer I joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The prayer went something like this. "Only you God know if the things the missionaries teach are true and I believe you can tell me. Is this Your true church?" I was alone. The answer came the moment the last word left my mouth and it was so unmistakable that I can never deny it. I knew at that very moment that it was true. God had once again established a Prophet on the earth just like Moses or Noah. The heavens are open and God has once again established his kingdom on the earth.
Well enough of that back to my life story and why I started this Blog
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In what little time I have free I have started this project to keep bees. The Honey Bee is a wonderful creation. This blog is a way for me to document my progress and maybe encourage others to join with me